DOCUMENT SIGNED AS GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS.

Springfield May 2, 1881. Approx 12 x 14", printed & ms document w/red highlights, framed, not examined out of frame but appears food with minor toning & soil, appointing Justice of the Peace in Cook County. SIGNED BY SHELBY M. CULLOM AS GOVERNOR. A Republican from the get-go, Cullom served at the state level, and in the US Senate and House. He was a friend of Lincoln, being an attorney in Springfield at the same time as Abe.